review
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Darling, I Think I’m Turning Into a Chicken: An Interview with India Rose Olsen
Written by Kerrie Draghi Butterfly Eye Productions’ new totally absurd and slightly horrific Extravaganza comes to Upstairs at the Gatehouse for its premiere run this July. Darling, I Think I’m Turning Into a Chicken is an absurdist and darkly comedic exploration of generational trauma, transformation, and survival. The bold, imaginative, and physical, text-led production explores… Continue reading
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Great Trauma – Central St Martins University Theatre (Review and Interview)
Originally published July 2025. Centred on the metaphor of accumulating rocks—representing the crushing weight of systemic trauma—this piece traces the silent endurance of marginalised communities (Immigrants, queer individuals, labourers, etc) as they navigate unseen violence. Jiaming Wang @chanter5.0 is a theatre director and live artist whose work emerges visceral physicality with metaphysical inquiry, crafting performances as… Continue reading
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Film review: Parthenope
Parthenope the movie is surprisingly not as superficial as it appears on the surface – just like Parthenope the woman. Originally published May 2025 on Obscurae. Directed and written by Paolo Sorrentino, with an IMDB page that boasts 2 wins and 18 nominations for prestigious film awards and festivals such as Cannes, Aegean and Capri in… Continue reading